Tefal makes soup easier

HOMEMADE soups are a healthy, nourishing meal option, especially during the colder months.

To make cooking soups at home easier, cookware brand Tefal has launched its Tefal Soup & Co Soup Maker - an innovative appliance that allows users to create healthy soups in about 25 minutes.

Senior nutritionist and executive officer from Nutrition Australia Orla Hugueniot stressed the importance of preparing healthy, balanced and nourishing meals throughout winter to help get you through the cold and 'flu season.

"Regularly consuming homemade soup can help you on your way to achieving your recommended daily vegetable intake and could also help you reduce unhealthy levels of salt in your diet," she said.

Tefal marketing director Pedro Demartini said the new appliance was designed to make cooking a healthy home-cooked meal simple.

In summer the appliance can also be used to create dips, sauces, smoothies and cocktails.

The Tefal Soup & Co is available at most department stores and electrical retailers.